GUE stance

Spareparts06 · November 29th, 2007, 05:32 PM

What is GUE position on their diver takinga course in, and diving Sidemount or CCR. I know their curiculem does not support either but is it allowed?

rjack · November 29th, 2007, 06:01 PM

They are not scuba police. If you want to take other courses or dive non-DIR gear go for it.

decoweenie · November 29th, 2007, 08:06 PM

I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ?

Martin Burnard · November 29th, 2007, 08:10 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ?

Who woke Grumpy up?

iainmsmith · November 29th, 2007, 08:12 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ?

Please do...indeed, in some cultures, you would be expected to do so, the right being reserved for eating and greeting. Perhaps GUE should standardise on this procedure in the interest of promoting cross-cultural harmony...

***Bob Cooper*** · November 29th, 2007, 08:23 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ?

Certainly not...!

How are you gonna wipe your ar$e with your left hand? Protocol dictates that the light should always be in the left hand....

You could end up with a very messy light head...!!

Bob

Mal Bridgeman · November 29th, 2007, 08:44 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Bob Cooper)

Certainly not...!

How are you gonna wipe your ar$e with your left hand? Protocol dictates that the light should always be in the left hand....

You could end up with a very messy light head...!!

Bob

Bob

This is clearly not helping the OP .... he wanted to know the GUE stance on the matter not which hand to use. Everyone knows you should hold the light in a temporary grip in the right hand where cultural protocol requires.

Can you describe the stance though .... sitting , crouching or standing?

Mal

badger · November 29th, 2007, 10:32 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ?

It is allowed so long as you can easily deploy backup loo roll (in case of primary andrex failure) and park the 'Hello' magazine you were reading with your right hand

iainmsmith · November 29th, 2007, 11:43 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by badger)

It is allowed so long as you can easily deploy backup loo roll (in case of primary andrex failure) and park the 'Hello' magazine you were reading with your right hand

Surely 'Hello' is the backup loo roll...?

You're not going to tell me it's actually useful for anything else, are you?

Then again...it might be too shiny to be usefully absorbant...

lizardland · November 30th, 2007, 12:57 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Spareparts06)

What is GUE position on their diver takinga course in, and diving Sidemount or CCR. I know their curiculem does not support either but is it allowed?

There is a DIR sidemount setup invented by George Irvine a few years ago which was posted on Techdiver. It often cheers me up to think about it when I'm sat at the bottom of Rowten Pot :D

If you need to dive sidemount then go and learn it from people who actually know how to dive sidemount.

I would have thought the GUE position would have been to use a bidet combined with a vegetarian diet and frequent colonic irrigation.

November 29th, 2007, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
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November 29th, 2007, 08:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mal Bridgeman(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 662	Quote: (Originally Posted by Bob Cooper) Certainly not...! How are you gonna wipe your ar$e with your left hand? Protocol dictates that the light should always be in the left hand.... You could end up with a very messy light head...!! Bob Bob This is clearly not helping the OP .... he wanted to know the GUE stance on the matter not which hand to use. Everyone knows you should hold the light in a temporary grip in the right hand where cultural protocol requires. Can you describe the stance though .... sitting , crouching or standing? Mal __________________ Opinions and beliefs are correct at the time of posting but are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the author.

November 29th, 2007, 10:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
badger(Offline) A Baby Chimp Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brighton Posts: 124	Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ? It is allowed so long as you can easily deploy backup loo roll (in case of primary andrex failure) and park the 'Hello' magazine you were reading with your right hand __________________ "I may say that this is the greatest factor -- the way in which the expedition is equipped -- the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order -- luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck." --from The South Pole, by Roald Amundsen.

November 30th, 2007, 12:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
lizardland(Offline) LCS Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Evidently Chickentown Posts: 593	Quote: (Originally Posted by Spareparts06) What is GUE position on their diver takinga course in, and diving Sidemount or CCR. I know their curiculem does not support either but is it allowed? There is a DIR sidemount setup invented by George Irvine a few years ago which was posted on Techdiver. It often cheers me up to think about it when I'm sat at the bottom of Rowten Pot :D If you need to dive sidemount then go and learn it from people who actually know how to dive sidemount. I would have thought the GUE position would have been to use a bidet combined with a vegetarian diet and frequent colonic irrigation. __________________ Can you imagine drifting along in the sea with your mouth open and a load of f***ing plankton going in? You'd like it, would you? www.westons-cider.co.uk The Lot isn't the only place to dive: http://www.lulu.com/content/613554

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November 29th, 2007, 08:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
iainmsmith (Online) Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 152	Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ? Please do...indeed, in some cultures, you would be expected to do so, the right being reserved for eating and greeting. Perhaps GUE should standardise on this procedure in the interest of promoting cross-cultural harmony...

November 29th, 2007, 08:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
*Bob Cooper*(Offline) Moderator - "Don't stop me now!" Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South East London, UK Posts: 680	Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) I know it is DIR (Doing It Right), but can I wipe my ar$e with my LEFT hand instead of right hand. Is it allowed ? Certainly not...! How are you gonna wipe your ar$e with your left hand? Protocol dictates that the light should always be in the left hand.... You could end up with a very messy light head...!! Bob

November 29th, 2007, 11:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
iainmsmith (Online) Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 152	Quote: (Originally Posted by badger) It is allowed so long as you can easily deploy backup loo roll (in case of primary andrex failure) and park the 'Hello' magazine you were reading with your right hand Surely 'Hello' is the backup loo roll...? You're not going to tell me it's actually useful for anything else, are you? Then again...it might be too shiny to be usefully absorbant...